Dr Kostas Vafeiadis Dr. Konstantinos Vafeiadis was born in Athens in 1975. He graduated from the School of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1997. He holds an M.Sc. in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College (1998) and a Ph.D. in Control Engineering from City University London (2003). During his studies he gained extensive research and teaching experience. He specializes in the design & implementation of complex software, IT & consulting projects with an emphasis in the financial sector as well as in the design and implementation of large investment, research and development projects. Furthermore, he has significant experience in business development activities in Greece and abroad.
He is an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of the Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP S.A.) since June 2015 responsible for the expansion of the company in Greece and abroad, as well as for IT strategy and special projects.
In 2014 he was elected as a Counselor for the Municipality of Vrilissia where he was initially appointed as Vice President of the Organization of Social Protection and Solidarity. Since July 2015, he is Deputy Mayor responsible for Human and Financial Resources.
He has been elected for four consecutive terms (2005 - present) as Member of the Board of the Hellenic Association of Chemical Engineers (PSXM) serving as Vice President (2007-2010) and President (2010 - 2015). He was elected in the General Assembly of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE -TCG) in 2013. He has served as a Member in the Permanent Committee for Research, Technology and Innovation and the Permanent Committee for Issues regarding the Ministry of Development and Competitiveness of the Technical Chamber of Greece. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Horse Racing Organization (ODIE) (2010 - 2014).